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View a
map of North Oakland.
View a
map of West Oakland.
Visit the
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation.
 Though Oakland
is divided into three Council Districts (Central
Oakland
in District
3; parts
of West
Oakland and
South
Oakland in District
6; and
North
Oakland and
parts of West
Oakland in District
8), Pittsburghers generally treat it all like one big neighborhood!
Art
museums, history centers, prestigious universities, grand architecture,
quaint coffee shops, international cuisine, arcades, art cinemas,
live entertainment, and two main thoroughfares all describe the
hustle and bustle that is Oakland.Many Oakland residents are students
at the University
of Pittsburgh
or Carnegie
Mellon University,
creating a diverse student/residential body that is comprised of
individuals from at least 90 nations. Long considered the
cultural center of Pittsburgh, Oakland
also houses the Carnegie
Library Main Branch,
the Carnegie Museums of Art
and Natural
History, Carnegie
Music Hall, and Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Hall.
If it's shopping and dining you're after, be sure to cruise the
Craig Street business district. Once the sun goes down, grab
your favorite beverage in one of Oakland's many nightclubs.
Fifth and Forbes avenues, Pittsburgh's two main east-west traffic
arteries, pass through Oakland, with bus stops on nearly every corner.
Most Oaklanders get around by bus or by foot, lending a true "city"
closeness and atmosphere.
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